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the video was e-mailed to a taliban spokesman. it's impossible to tell when or where it was made or if the men in the video took part in the attack. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> a fast-moving wildfire in southern california has killed at least one person. the body of an elderly man was found in one of 20 homes destroyed by the wind blown fire. authorities say he didn't evacuate when ordered to. the fire east of san diego has burned close to 2,500 acres near the mexican border. >> reporter: the flames that ripped through this southern california community caught most of the residents off guard. russ adams armed with a shovel managed to beat down the fire as it crept up on his home. >> the wind just shifted and it came through. it was like a freight train. i've never been so scared in my life. >> reporter: he survived the shockey fire that's burning 65 miles east of san diego and just ten miles from the mexican border, fueled by temperatures in the high 80s and wind gusts of 20 miles per hour, it destroyed at least 20 homes an
the video was e-mailed to a taliban spokesman. it's impossible to tell when or where it was made or if the men in the video took part in the attack. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> a fast-moving wildfire in southern california has killed at least one person. the body of an elderly man was found in one of 20 homes destroyed by the wind blown fire. authorities say he didn't evacuate when ordered to. the fire east of san diego has burned close to 2,500 acres near the mexican border....
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it's long been thought by republicans that doing so would allow the taliban, particularly the taliban that's holed up in pakistan and that crosses freely into afghanistan, giving them that heads-up that they can just wait america out and then do their damage. the reality is that there's been a negotiation with the taliban and the coalition forces. the taliban is likely to have some role in ruling afghanistan is disappointing and as tragic as that may be to people around the world, that is a definite possibility as we move forward. >> david, a quick question about the debates now three days away. right now the latest gallup poll shows the president with the six-point lead. historically how much impact do these debates have on elections? >> well, they can have a lot of impact. it's a high-profile moment, tens of millions of people watching. as you look at the national number and you look at the spread and you look he battleground state, on the order of seven points that mitt romney has to make up, it's a lot of ground to try to move if you have a smaller pool of undecided voters. that's
it's long been thought by republicans that doing so would allow the taliban, particularly the taliban that's holed up in pakistan and that crosses freely into afghanistan, giving them that heads-up that they can just wait america out and then do their damage. the reality is that there's been a negotiation with the taliban and the coalition forces. the taliban is likely to have some role in ruling afghanistan is disappointing and as tragic as that may be to people around the world, that is a...
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the taliban is an armed group. these schoolgirls are not going to fight against the taliban. they are all very worried about what is going to happen in this country. and we've spoken to politicians, political analysts, and they think after these troops leave that there could be a civil war in this country, and many afghans now don't remember 9/11. they just remember ten years of war. and they're asking themselves why? why did this happen? why did we have to have all of this war for ten years? >> 300,000 afghan troops, local police, national police have been trained. the strategy to get these folks home is to turn it over to afghan troops. questions about readiness and supplies and that sort of thing. but are they fighting an enemy who has an organization -- are the taliban fragmented? are they the fighting force that they used to be? >> there are many groups. we all call them the taliban. there's different groups that fall under the umbrella of the taliban. right now the afghan security forces have an advantage. they have the upper hand because they have american fire power,
the taliban is an armed group. these schoolgirls are not going to fight against the taliban. they are all very worried about what is going to happen in this country. and we've spoken to politicians, political analysts, and they think after these troops leave that there could be a civil war in this country, and many afghans now don't remember 9/11. they just remember ten years of war. and they're asking themselves why? why did this happen? why did we have to have all of this war for ten years?...
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this morning in afghanistan the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide attack that killed at least 14 people, including three nato service members. a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle rammed into a patrol. americans have a large presence there. nato is trying to sort out a weekend attack in afghanistan that left two americans dead. the casualties push the number of u.s. personnel killed in afghanistan to 2,000. the circumstances of saturday's violence remains unclear but a fire fight broke out at a checkpoint in eastern afghanistan. what nato hasn't determined so far was the gun battle a result of an insider attack or a deadly misunderstanding. >> reporter: this weekend marked the deadly milestone in afghanistan. 2,000 american soldiers killed since the war began nearly 11 years ago. it happened at a checkpoint in the eastern part of the country. one american soldier, an american contractor and three afghan soldiers were killed in a fire fight. >> the circumstances were somewhat confused but there was a report of insurgent firing taking place which we believe may have been a
this morning in afghanistan the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide attack that killed at least 14 people, including three nato service members. a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle rammed into a patrol. americans have a large presence there. nato is trying to sort out a weekend attack in afghanistan that left two americans dead. the casualties push the number of u.s. personnel killed in afghanistan to 2,000. the circumstances of saturday's violence remains unclear but a fire fight...
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. >>> two staff sergeants are going to be court martialed for urinating on the bodies of taliban fighters last year. three other marines received administrative punishment last month. >>> hospitals around the country are being given a warning not to try to cheat the government through the use of computerized records technology. the justice department and health and human services are focusing on what's called upcoding or raising the severity of a patient's condition to get more money. >>> and it is peak viewing time for a beautiful sight, the northern lights. these spectacular photographs were taken over the past couple of days in yellow knife, canada. doesn't get much better than that >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,558 after falling 20 points yesterday. the s&p was down three. the nasdaq lost 19. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei gained 22 points while in hong kong the hang seng was up 3. >>> gloomy data out of europe and another corporate caution flag. stalled markets monday. min
. >>> two staff sergeants are going to be court martialed for urinating on the bodies of taliban fighters last year. three other marines received administrative punishment last month. >>> hospitals around the country are being given a warning not to try to cheat the government through the use of computerized records technology. the justice department and health and human services are focusing on what's called upcoding or raising the severity of a patient's condition to get...
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you know, i always thought we'd make the taliban the minister for anticorruption. that will be an interesting development. but she's got to pursue the political process at the same time as the rest of the, but must admit the strategy dependent on it because of the taliban and choose not to come a senior afghan said to me he did not think there'd be a serious political process until the taliban had been defeated on afghan soil by an afghan army in kandahar. so you know, you might say we're creating circumstances for that to happen. the taliban will be defeated at some stage in kandahar by an afghan army. >> can i just ask you one final question? you also said that not only was finance important, but the west being diverted, i mean, what happens to this is things are happening elsewhere the same time because nothing is solid state in terms of all these calculations in 2014. >> well that's the biggest risk. and history tells us when the troops are, our interest levels will decline significantly. and that is a danger, a big danger. if you look at the troops in iraq, so
you know, i always thought we'd make the taliban the minister for anticorruption. that will be an interesting development. but she's got to pursue the political process at the same time as the rest of the, but must admit the strategy dependent on it because of the taliban and choose not to come a senior afghan said to me he did not think there'd be a serious political process until the taliban had been defeated on afghan soil by an afghan army in kandahar. so you know, you might say we're...
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the taliban is more like an army than al qaeda. al qaeda is on the idea of one plot, it's based on terrorism, it's not based on fighting, you know, brigade to brigade and very effective the way they work. >> john you actually knew one of the military contractors who was killed over the weekend, right? >> in the latest incident, that was kevin o'rourke. there was a rourke nypd emergency service unit officer, a hero cop in new york. he worked here at emergency service one in manhattan. then trained the scuba divers for the nypd. then a sergeant down there in efforts.rked in the rescue he loved training cops anywhere which is what he was doing back in afghanistan as a contractor. >> john miller, thank you very much. now to presidential politics. the first debate is coming up on wednesday. usually both sides try to lower expectations for their candidates, that's what president obama did on sunday. but one of mitt romney's leading supporters had a different view. >> know folks in the media are speculating already who will have the best
the taliban is more like an army than al qaeda. al qaeda is on the idea of one plot, it's based on terrorism, it's not based on fighting, you know, brigade to brigade and very effective the way they work. >> john you actually knew one of the military contractors who was killed over the weekend, right? >> in the latest incident, that was kevin o'rourke. there was a rourke nypd emergency service unit officer, a hero cop in new york. he worked here at emergency service one in...
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and the taliban are trying to make a comeback. marine corpsman doc coughlin advances closer to the taliban positions. >> once we got up there, we had a lot better vantage point. >> reporter: then the battle is over. the taliban retreat. but why are u.s. forces still doing this after 11 years? and what has it accomplished? on a humanitarian level, for afghans, some improvement. 3 million girls are in school. the number of primary health care facilities has tripled. the average life expectancy for women is up a staggering 22 years. but this was never sold as a humanitarian mission. and the two main security goals toppling the taliban government and destroying al qaeda bases were both accomplished here a decade ago. and the cost, around $600 billion. $8 billion a month. and there are two more years to go. the afghan government of president hamid karzai washington helped put in place is widely considered one of the most corrupt in the world. the u.s. has helped train about 350,000 afghan security forces. the target number. but they're
and the taliban are trying to make a comeback. marine corpsman doc coughlin advances closer to the taliban positions. >> once we got up there, we had a lot better vantage point. >> reporter: then the battle is over. the taliban retreat. but why are u.s. forces still doing this after 11 years? and what has it accomplished? on a humanitarian level, for afghans, some improvement. 3 million girls are in school. the number of primary health care facilities has tripled. the average life...
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our goal is to make for the taliban and al-qaida did not join forces and export terrorism a rabid the area. pakistan has nuclear weapons. respectfully disagree. i will rely on the generals on the ground and our commander in chief as to when you want to bring our troops home. it is very difficult to get into hypothetical spirit of rely on the word the president and his generals. >> a couple of others in a lightning rod. who is your choice for supreme court justice? >> let me see here. it is a great question. i think justice scalia is a great choice, justice kennedy. justice kennedy is obviously very good. justice roberts. i think they are very qualified people. >> that is the duty of being an independent. >> i do not need to pick one. i am proud of the once but we have. >> i think it would probably be elena kagen. >> let me ask you miss warren, i want to know why you in massachusetts has never elected a female senator or governor? >> i do not know. [laughter] >> no idea? does it trouble you? >> right now i am trying to do something about that. >> senator brown. do you think john kerry
our goal is to make for the taliban and al-qaida did not join forces and export terrorism a rabid the area. pakistan has nuclear weapons. respectfully disagree. i will rely on the generals on the ground and our commander in chief as to when you want to bring our troops home. it is very difficult to get into hypothetical spirit of rely on the word the president and his generals. >> a couple of others in a lightning rod. who is your choice for supreme court justice? >> let me see...
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the taliban hit the camp on september 14. you see people going through a chain link fence two marines died in a firefight at the end of that raid. it was also one of the most destructive attacks on allied forces. >>> trouble for another d.c. councilman and his campaign. this time it's michael brown. the washington examiner reports brown's reelection campaign did not report more than $8,000 in contributions. it cites an audit which shows the campaign also failed to report $13,000 in expenses. brown is already under scrutiny for $114,000 in missing funds, something he blames on his ousted campaign treasurer. >>> you've heard the phrase one bad apple can spoil the bunch. a few bad apples have spoiled the day for balance lieu i -- ballou high school students. three of them got ill. they were brought to the hospital after getting sick from eating apples their teacher brought in. >> i have a big problem with it. >> reporter: what was your problem? >> the teacher shouldn't have brought in the apples. >> norths say at this point the
the taliban hit the camp on september 14. you see people going through a chain link fence two marines died in a firefight at the end of that raid. it was also one of the most destructive attacks on allied forces. >>> trouble for another d.c. councilman and his campaign. this time it's michael brown. the washington examiner reports brown's reelection campaign did not report more than $8,000 in contributions. it cites an audit which shows the campaign also failed to report $13,000 in...
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the taliban has claimed responsibility. >>> the supreme court is starting its brand new term today and there are a number of major cases that they will be sk asked to decide on. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a look at some of those key cases out there. good morning. >> reporter: one of them of much interest to californians, jon, good morning, everyone. prop 8, which was approved by the voters, turned down boy the lower courts, now makes its way to the u.s. supreme court. it is on the agenda for this term along with other cases from other states that have to speak to the issue of same-sex marriage, the defense of marriage act, whether or not benefits can be denied to same-sex couples. it is one of the big sets of cases that the court is expected to look at. among them, the voting rights act. several states looking at whether or not they can change their voter i.d. laws, and that could have huge impacts. affirmative action, a case coming up pretty quickly next week. the university of texas. they're deciding whether or not race can be used in admissions, and there will bow a l
the taliban has claimed responsibility. >>> the supreme court is starting its brand new term today and there are a number of major cases that they will be sk asked to decide on. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with a look at some of those key cases out there. good morning. >> reporter: one of them of much interest to californians, jon, good morning, everyone. prop 8, which was approved by the voters, turned down boy the lower courts, now makes its way to the u.s. supreme...
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keep up the pressure and the taliban, the draw down american forces. that is the only way out for the united states and we have this terrible problem, we are training hundreds of thousands of soldiers and some of them have been turning their guns on their american allies and killing their soldiers. so the military quite rightly has put restrictions and inhibit these attacks. but it does show the afghan government every week. you have to wonder if the afghan government take responsibility and do a much better job of people in the military so they don't have to room people. >> one less call for a guest in new jersey. democrat, hi there. >> caller: hi, i want to talk about the caller who talked about romney running for president on his own agenda. i think he's not the right person. i can't see a man who can't run our country and bring it up to war in iran he has five healthy sons had never served in the military. i just don't think he is for the people of this country. he's out there for his own agenda. like vice president biden, he had a least one on thi
keep up the pressure and the taliban, the draw down american forces. that is the only way out for the united states and we have this terrible problem, we are training hundreds of thousands of soldiers and some of them have been turning their guns on their american allies and killing their soldiers. so the military quite rightly has put restrictions and inhibit these attacks. but it does show the afghan government every week. you have to wonder if the afghan government take responsibility and do...
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our goal is to make sure that the taliban and al qaeda do not to join forces. i respectfully disagree. i will rely on the generals on the ground and commander in chief as to when he wants to bring in our troops home. >> should he recommit forces? >> i would hope that does not happen. i would rely on the guidance from the president and hope he would come to congress to let us know what his plans are. >> who is your model supreme court justice? >> justice scalia is a very good judge. justice kennedy. justice kennedy is very good, and justice roberts, justice sotomayor, they are very qualified people there who do in a very good -- >> they do not exactly agree. >> if you had to pick one? >> i do not have to pick one, there are plenty up there, and i am proud of the ones we have. >> it would probably be elena kagan. >> let me ask you, why do you think massachusetts has never elected a female senator or governor? >> i don't know. [laughter] >> no idea? it does it trouble you? >> well, right now i am trying to do something about that. [laughter] >> senator brown, do t
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we have little understanding and of course that indirectly and directly led to the creation of the taliban and al qaeda came back to bite us with 9/11. so i think that experience is compelling us to be much more careful. we have intelligence agents on the ground he reappeared amongst the opposition, trying to determine who the different factions are, who we can help try to find out which groups perhaps i'm more influenced by radical islamists, ideology and methods. and so there's a lot we don't know. so i think that's what i said about prudent caution. we need to know much more about the landscape. it is much or are complex and complicated than libyan situation. >> host: talking to david lesch, author of a new book, "syria: the fall of the house of assad." that was the leader many times, talked to top syrian officials as well. topeka, kansas, go ahead, paul. >> host: >> caller: are there to say first of a good morning and thank you for taking my call. i would like to say that the united states is a very proud entity and its military is one of the greatest in the world. it is the greatest i
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so those conversations about reconciliation, including the taliban, are ongoing and that was part of the conversation. >> thank you, good to see you. >>> one person has been found dead in a wind-driven wildfire in southern california. the fire east of san diego near the mexican border is threatening dozens of buildings this morning. officials say the person who died was an elderly man who ignored the order to evacuate. his body was found inside one of the 20 homes destroyed by the flames. the fire has burned nearly 2,500 acres thus far. >>> this morning another apparent mistake by nfl replacement officials has set off a new fire storm of criticism after last night's green bay seattle game, everyone was confused and the losing team was furious. jeff glor is here. >> the ref noticeably pushed one defender out of the way and turned an almost certain victory for the green bay packers into a stunning win for the seattle seahawks. >> who did they give it to? touchdown! >> reporter: the reaction was immediate. >> unbelievable. >> how does jennings not get credit for the interception, i have
so those conversations about reconciliation, including the taliban, are ongoing and that was part of the conversation. >> thank you, good to see you. >>> one person has been found dead in a wind-driven wildfire in southern california. the fire east of san diego near the mexican border is threatening dozens of buildings this morning. officials say the person who died was an elderly man who ignored the order to evacuate. his body was found inside one of the 20 homes destroyed by...